welcome to cnn center. this is "cnn saturday morning" for august 22nd. i'm t.j. holmes. >> i'm betty nguyen. coming up this morning, a new argument in the fight for health care. how many americans are really uninsured? is it 40 million or just 8 million? the truth squad weighs in. >> that's a big difference in numbers. >> between 40 and 8? yeah. >> our reynolds wolf, we'll be talking to him a lot about that guy, bill, big bad bill?

could be weakening but still wreaking havoc. he'll be along in just a minute. and president obama, he's popular you know and his $8,000 tax credit pretty popular, too, with the new homeowners. here is the big rub, though. it's about to expire, or will it? we're asking that question. we want to take a look here at some of the big stories happening overnight. some stories that maybe you missed overnight. up first, pictures to show you of a huge fire. let me get you the details of it. inmates started this fire, according to officials at this particular prison. this is a medium-security facility in kentucky where a riot broke out. we're told that the guards do have control of that facility now, but inmates reportedly set these fires to several buildings and shattered windows. a short time ago we heard from a lieutenant with the kentucky state police with an update on the situation. >> by the fact that we are

saying that the facility is secured. that would tell me that they do have things under control and some of that stuff has calmed down. is it possible stuff is going on? it's possible, but i do feel confident telling you if it's secured we feel reasonable to say that everything has calmed down. >> according to officials there, this all started after the prison was really in lockdown since tuesday after a fight had broken out. they tried to lift that lockdown. that's when all of this melee broke out. again, it sounds like they are starting to get control of the prison again. have a live report from outside the prison coming your way. a foreign bank will take over the latest u.s. bank to fail. this is the first time that that has happened. dbva compass out of spain has shot compass bank.

today begins the holy month of ramadan. jews are fasting sunrise to sunset, the 30-day observance, the holiest time of the year for muslims. today through september 20th. let's get back to big, bad bill. hurricane bill. isn't forecast to hit the mainland u.s., good news, but still having a huge effect on boaters and beachgoers. take a listen tho this. >> this is bermuda. sustained winds of 105 miles per hour. that number could be updated by the time i talk to reynolds wolf. is that number still accurate, 105-mile-per-hour winds? >> 105 is what we have. i can tell you that is an update we get like say once every three hours. there will be a fluctuation.

these storms rarely maintain the same power he tall the time. it will ebb and flow. where is it headed? the path is favorable for people in bermuda. they're getting heavy wave action and for the eastern seaboard, though they'll get heavy waves and rip currents a huge issue for many people. but the storm is pulling its way to the north. winds 105 gusting to 125. we're still talking about a major force to be reckoned with. the forecast path looks like it's working in our favor. what i mean is it appears to shoot the gap between parts of bermuda and along the eastern seaboard. we're talking a storm hundreds of miles wide so if you happen to be tuning in, say, this morning from bermuda, you'll certainly get in on the wave action. the storm will pass to the

north, as we get to 2:00 a.m. monday, that will be the last time it will interact with land, hopefully dying out, becoming a tropical storm and moving to the north. looks like we won't be able to breathe easy at least for the u.s. until we get into sunday, then monday it will pull farther to the north and certainly out of harm's way. we really lucked out, guys. this storm could have easily made its way into parts of the eastern seaboard. it's not in the clear yet. it could make its way on land, but it's unlikely it will occur. the reason for that is we've got a frontal boundary just pulling its way from west to east. this is almost going to act like a blocking mechanism. the frontal boundary will keep that storm system at bay moving to the northeast. at least that's what the forecast calls for. we'll watch for it carefully. it's a major hurricane, not anymore. downgraded to a 2. fluctuations possibly up to a 3, major hurricane again. right now something we'll just

watch very carefully. back to you. let's get to afghanistan and the voting there. votes from 30 of the 34 provinces have been counted from thursday's national election. just days before the election, u.s. marines and nato forces battled the taliban to free up afghans to vote. president obama said afghans should be very proud. >> this was an important step forward in the afghan people's efforts to take control of their future, even as violent extremists are trying to stand in their way. this election was run by the afghan people. in fact, it was the first democratic election run by afghans in over three decades. more than 30 presidential candidates and more than 3,000 provincial council candidates ran for office, including a record number of women. >> our atia is with us.

i want to ask you about the story we've been reading about that's shocking. the taliban making good on its threats of violence. there's reports it has cut off the index fingers, which are used to vote, of two women in afghanistan. is that correct? >> reporter: well, what i can tell you is that two people in kandahar province, their index fingers were chop off. we're not sure if it was a man or women. those fingers were cut off because they had ink on the finger. every time afghans go out to vote, they dip their finger in ink so they can't revote, to make sure it's a fair election, that it's not fraudulent. but, again, the taliban, yes, making good on their threats. they have been making good on their threatsor for the past two weeks now. it was a very bloody week leading up to election day. that's why we saw the lowest voter turnout in all three electrics since the taliban regime has fallen. in 2004 we saw a big turnout for the presidential elections, 2005 a very large turnout.

now in 2009, not as big of a turnout but still millions of afghans risking their lives to make a choice. betty? >> absolutely. 30 of the 34 provinces, the votes have been counted. any idea when we'll get election results? >> reporter: well, what we're hearing from the independent election commission here in afghanistan, we'll get results starting to trickle in august 25th, preliminary results september 3rd and final results on september 17th. the problem here right now is accusations of fraud. international observers went from polling station to station and although they're calling the election successful, they have told us they saw incidents of fraud, including a young boy, 13, leaving a polling station, just voted for the president of after abegghanistan with a fake registration card. at a station we were at in ka l kabul, we saw at most 200 people

come in. when we asked officials how many balance lots they were counting, they told us 1,000. betty? >> the numbers don't seem to add up there. very quickly, of all the candidates it seems that two are standing out. is there a chance of a runoff election? >> reporter: there is a chance of a runoff election. we're just waiting to see if the results come in. when i talk about the fraud, the dang he here is the afghan people, when you talk to the average afghan, even a government official here, they said yes, they're afraid of election day violence but more so afraid of the final results when they come in because there are a lot of people who will be very angry if the accusations of fraud are exposed. >> atia, thank you so much. and starting september 7th, anderson cooper takes you inside afghanistan live from the battle zone. only on cnn. we want to turn back to the developing story we told you at the top of the hour here. it developed overnight.

a prison riot happened in kentucky. you're seeing pictures of fires that officials say were started by the inmates after things got a bit out of control there, obviously. let's turn to jessica moore, with our affiliate wlex. first and foremost, jessica, do officials believe they are now back in complete control of this prison? >> reporter: t.j., we have just spoken with kentucky state police within the last 30 minutes and they say that they are, in fact, in complete control. in fact in the last five minutes we've learned that transportation officials plan to start bussing all of these prisoners out of the facility on to other prisons around the state because, as you can imagine, this riot and subsequent fire destroyed much of the facility. let's look at the video. i can tell you about 12 hours ago the scene here at north point was utter chaos. a massive riot broke out involving 1200 inmates. the prison in fact was on lockdown since tuesday after a fight broke out between inmates. when the warden told the

prisoners they would continue being supervised instead of roaming around freely as they're accustomed to, this was the result officials say. 1200 inmates and 34 staff members found themselves trapped inside the facility for seven hours. prisoners are accused of setting buildings on fire, breaking out windows and running amock through the courtyard. state and local police, fire departments all showed up to assist. officers used tear gas to try to break up packs of rioters. several inmates we're told were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries. i spoke with ksp for the latest update at 5:00 this morning eastern time. he said they are in complete control. they are going to have to take all of the prisoners from this facility and move them to other facilities throughout the state, that they would not disclose those locations as you can imagine for security reasons. but the fire destroyed the medical building, the cafeteria being the kitchen, and a rec room. so a lot of damage here and a

lot of questions unanswered. >> it sounds like it will be quite a while before they'll be able to use this facility again. jessica moore for us, wlex, thank you so much this morning. here's a question for you. how does a helicopter land on the edge of a canyon? >> carefully. >> yes. and just like this. can you imagine that? i mean, there is very little room for error right there. the goal? to save those two stranded hikers. we'll give you more of the video. >> it looks like the propeller is going to hit the side of the mountain. also, we're going to talk about hair this morning. you remember the jerry curl? >> absolutely. >> i'm from memphis. we don't have to forget it. it's still in full effect. chris rock at one point had a jerry curl. take a listen to this. >> there's lots of movies of me with a jerry curl that exists. >> lots. >> there's a few. >> and that was by choice, by the way. >> that was a choice. >> jerry curl was a choice.

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>> just another joke. >> we spent some time in austin. >> another thing we have going on is new york pet fashion week. that's very important. >> i wish we had video of that. >> that's oddly disturbing. we've got the hampton classic horse show. a lot of things going on between the pet fashion show and horse show, a lot of pet things going on. bowling green, ohio, the national tractor pulling championships. take a look at this. >> reporter: you think your ride has some power? how about rims? look at those bad boys. this tractor pull means business. we've got all sorts of tractors here. this is souped up. it was out of the factory 150 horsepower. now it's got 3,000 horsepower. that's just one engine. that is the unlimited division. they've got 60 competitors here. that's kathy, one of the handful will of females competing with

the big boys. wade's got five engines, each one of them has the equivalent power of three nascar engines. they can crank 10,,000, 12,000 horsepower of five gallons each engine, only to run about 300 feet. not very good mileage. what are they doing? pulling this thing. they've got sleds bigger than this. they hook on, get somebody in here who knows how to drive it, which wouldn't necessarily be me, but we'll give it a go. once they hook into this thing, the tractors get going. and they gun it. and they'll spin their wheels at 100 miles an hour, they won't be going because they're dragging some weight. the weight down here will will slowly be pushed forward during the run, and as it gets pushed forward, it drives the sled down into the ground. so you have mud and dirt flying everywhere. you've got smoke coming out of the engine and you've got a lot of noise coming out of the

engine as well and you've got some people who are enjoying the tractor pull. what happens after that? the person who goes the longest wins. pretty simple, huh? there's 11 divisions. as i mentioned, a lot of competitives. and in this coliseum, which will be lined with 60,000 viewers cheering on their heroeses in agriculture, as they run down this track, which is still being graded, 300 feet of dirt being packed down for this weekend's 43rd running of the national tractor pull championship. i'm rob marciano in bowling green, ohio. >> 60,000 people watching tractors go raying. some of them up to four nascar engines. insanity. that is not your grand dad's tractor. >> no. that is serious. looked like something on mad max with all those engines.

rob marciano was all excited about it. >> there's no question about it. very quickly, two more events, the world rowing championships in poland, also the miss universe pageant in the bahamas, certainly great news. by the way, if you happen to be in the bahamas or anywhere along the eastern seaboard, be careful today because there will be rip currents due from hurricane bill. though it won't be a direct obviously contact with the u.s., we're still going to be affected with the rip currents. we'll give you an idea how to stay safe. there is a live shot wrightsville beach. >> someone looking for metal out there, lost jewelry or something. >> and those surfers, it can be dangerous. they live for this stuff. >> they do. there are swells coming in today, waves that could be up to 20 feet or so. >> that could really pull you under. >> no question about it.

some the of the currents can take you out in the deep and you're in big trouble. we'll give you an idea of how to stay safe. >> thank you. continuing here, we'll be talking about uninsured americans this morning. you've been hearing a lot about that, a lot of numbers. exactly how many are uninsured. josh levs looking into the real number for us. >> good morning. is it 46 million or 8 million? the truth squad has a verdict. i'm going to show you. hy is dick butkus here? i hired him to speak. a lot of fortune 500 companies use him. but-- i'm your only employee. we're gonna start using fedex to ship globally-- that means billions of potential customers. we're gonna be huge. good morning! you know business is a lot like football... i just don't understand... i'm sorry dick butkus. (announcer) we understand. you want to grow internationally. fedex express

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all right. so it is one of the big questions surrounding the battle over health care, and that is, how many americans are uninsured? >> we hear a lot of numbers, some of them bigger than others. josh levs checking out the actual numbers for us. >> good morning. it is a huge spread we hear. the numbers are all over the place. just take a look. >> nearly 46 million americans don't have health insurance coverage today. >> when you take out illegal aliens and people that have the ability to buy insurance but choose not to buy it, don't you get down to about 8 billion? or 8 million? and the answer is yes to that one. >> so how many americans are uninsured? 46 million or 8 million?

that's a massive difference. i want everyone to understand where these numbers are coming from, what the truth is. let's go straight to this. i spoke with the census directly. you usually hear 45.7 million. the census said, yes, that's how many they found are uninsured inside the country. how many in the country are uninsured. not necessarily american citizens. but they also say here that health insurance coverage is likely to be underreported. i called them, said, what does that mean? they told me 46 million is probably too high. even according to the census. the same place everyone keeps talking about, they're probably they say are not 46 million that are without health insurance. they say that number might be too big. now, how do we get all the way down to 8 million? here you go. i'll show you. there's this conservative group called the pacific research institute that is opposing president obama's plan. they're pointing to the 2003 study. they say when you lift out a whole bunch of things, who could afford insurance if they wanted it, who qualifies for medicare,

medicaid, illegal aliens, you can get down to 8 million people who are chronically uninsured. now, not everybody agrees with them. there are groups out there who do their own analyses. you can see one behind me. a place called the kaiser family foundation looks at this a lot. they say, look, they think most people in that 46 million are low-income and in need of insurance. so not everyone agrees. that's why you have the different figures. you have the census saying 46 million, this group saying it's way down to 8 million. our verdict on this, you might not love it, but here it is. our verdict on this is in dispute. here's why. we cannot state factually how many mens are without insurance. this is actually really important, betty and t.j. as a rule, we like hard figures. all we can tell you is every time you hear any number of millions out there, we've got to take it with a grain of salt. there's no way to know for sure ultimately how many. >> are these numbers before the recession officially began? >> absolutely. that's another good point. a lot of people have lost jobs,

right, then lost their insurance. so the number could even be higher than what it was. so again you have the massive spread for where it could be. you can't put a lot of fainl in any of these numbers you you hear anyone using right now. >> gotcha. basically, don't trust what you just told us. >> exactly. except me. >> okay. thank you, josh. and if you want to know more about the health care debate and how the reforms could affect you and your family, check out the special health care in america website on cnn.com. get the latest from the town hall debates, fact checks, i reports, other health care news, go to cnn.com/healthcare. we also invite you to stay tuned to "cnn saturday morning." at 9:00, we have a half hour dedicated to the health care debate. so it is the last weekend to hit the beach before many kids have to go back to school. but hurricane bill kind of ruining some of that fun in the sun. >> yeah. rip currents, the thing people have to worry about right now,

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all right. a question we are asking this half hour, are the protests at town hall meetings affecting what people think about the president's health care reform proposals? basically, are they making a difference at all? we're going to delve into that. welcome back, everyone. i'm betty nguyen. >> i'm t.j. holmes. glad you could start your day with you. that question betty mentioned, results of a new poll could answer that question for us. first, here is a look at the day's top stories. the cash for clunkers program officially ends monday night, but a key group of car dealers are asking the government to give them another week to file the paperwork. the national automobile dealers association says problems with the government's computer application system means many clunker deals cannot be

submitted on time. they say the extra week gives them more flexibility and allows them to keep the program running through monday night. a new budget forecast to be released next week could mean more debt piled on our kids and grandkids. the obama administration is expected to project the u.s. deficit will reach $9 trillions over the next ten years. that is a significant jump from the $7 trillion predicted at the beginning of the year. now, obama officials blame the economy. they say the government isn't taking in nearly enough tax revenue while it continues to keep spending too stimulate the economy out of this recession. and got to look at this. there is new video this morning of a dramatic helicopter rescue in utah. take a look. now, that takes some skill to be able to land on such a small

space right next to that mountain right there. you can see just the top of that helicopter come so very close to almost hitting it. this incident happened tuesdayment a hiker fell off a ledge into a narrow canyon. in order to rescue him, crews had to skillfully land the chopper on the ledge, repel down, strap to the hiker and put the hiker on a stretcher and pull him out. we're told the hiker is okay, but the fall did knock out most of his teeth. . i think you may have made the most obvious point that maybe you don't think about still. who was out there taking that picture? who was shooting that? who was the camera? shouldn't he have been on the ground saying, you're about this close, this close being stop. no closer. no. he got this camcorder. >> an amazing shot how close that pilot was able to get. like you said, could have been several dead person, not just one person in trouble. no. we're here to talk about hurricane bill. we thought it was going to be

bigger, badder than he turned out to be, but could gain strength. let's turn to north carolina, what could cause havoc for some people who want to enjoy the last couple of weekends of summer here. not expected to hit the u.s. mainland, but flooding, beach erosion, going to be problems of north carolina's outer banks. rip current warnings are in effect until at least sunday for much of the east coast. tropical storm warninged for parts of massachusetts coastline as well. could it cause problems up there at martha's vineyard? the president taking vacation next week in martha's vineyard. does he need to watch out? >> not great timing for that. you'd love them to have absolutely perfect weather. the good news is that the president, first family, will come in as the storm is going to be leaving the scene. so as the storm moves away, they'll certainly have better conditions. rip currents will be a big issue for a lot of people up and down the seaboard from parts of florida as far north as maine. we'll give you an idea of how to stay safe. >> florida to maine, the entire

east koecoast. >> let's show you what we have out there. we're going to roll video i think. maybe not. we'll show you atlanta where we have cloudy skies. people wonder if this has to do with hurricane bill. absolutely not. this is the tail even of a storm moving through -- a frontal boundary. it's one with of the great things that will keep hurricane bill away from the u.s. mainland. let's go right to the weather computer. we'll give you an idea first of bill, the latest particulars we have of the storm, winds of 105 miles per hour, a category 2 storm, gusts stronger going up to 125 miles per hour. looks good on the east and west side of the storm. looks like it's getting a little bit of intrusion of dry air coming in to the western side of the storm. we're seeing it falling apart, looks like maybe it going through a reforming eye wall process as we speak. there's a chance the storm could gain strength, maybe a cat t3.

we notice the storm to the north, then northeast and then past the canadian maritimes monday. a slight chance of storm, could make landfall very, very slight, remote. rare lly do you see it deef yai. it's a possibility, though. one thing people will deal with up and down the coast will be the possibility of heavier surf and of course rip currents. to stay safe, here are a few ideas of what you should do. >> reporter: you know, here in florida's east coast, conditions couldn't be better. we've got partly cloudy skies, people enjoying themselves. you'd never know that roughly 1,000 miles away we have a major hurricane brewing. though we don't have the wind and of course the heavy rainfall here, there's still the threat from that storm. we're talking about rip currents. the question is, what is a rip current? to get an answer, we'll go to this guy. what's a rip current? >> it's a tunnel of water, usually happens when we have easterly winds ten miles per hour sustained. we have a lot of water

accumulate against the shore line and the channel of water pulls all the water back out to sea. >> reporter: when an increased volume of water is pushed toward the shore line by a tropical system or nor'easter it retreats rapidly back into the surf creating channels and unsuspecting swimmer caught is at the mercy of the current. the key for survival is to remain calm. the key is don't panic. >> never panic and do not swim against the rip. you're not going to win. >> sounds easier said than done. we'll try it out for ourselves. five minutes later and 50 yards offshore there is a definite ebb and flow of the ocean's rhythm but not a strong outflow current. a life guard is with me. he says if carried away from the beach, the best course of action is swim parallel to the shore line with, not against, the rip current. when free from the grip, slowly swim to shore. larry also says the best way to avoid problems is to use common sense. >> look at the flags that the

life guards have up so they're aware of the water conditions. always swim near a life guard tower. if you're not a strong swimmer on a rough water day, steer clear of the water. >> reporter: basically, when in doubt, don't go out. >> exactly. >> reporter: there you go. the weird thing about it, you thought of rip currents and you think of the coast. they can not just occur in the eastern seaboard, the gulf of mexico and even the great lakes. >> really? >> all you need is a wind event to generate those. almost like imagine a cup of coffee. you blow on the coffee and the water goes to one with side of the cup. same idea. they can form virtually any large body of water. it's something you have to watch out for. >> you have to be so careful out there. >> the number one impulse is to swim directly against it. you want to fight it. it's kind of like -- >> it will wear you out. >> kind of like going up the escalator. you're not making progress. the thing is to move parallel to the shore. it breaks rather quickly and you

can go right in. just fight that instinct, very hard to do. >> good information. thank you. >> you bet, guys. so are the protests at town hall meetings changing any opinions about the president's health care reform proposals? >> what americans think. we've got the latest polls coming up. nt gps to show your distance from the green, there's an app for that. if you're an avid baseball fan and want to catch a game-winning run live-there's an app for that. and if you're an avid tennis player and want to play on... center court...there's an app for that too. because there's an app for just about anything. only on the iphone. to being able to manage your diabetes properly. it's very important for me to uh check my blood sugar before i go on stage. being on when i'm feeling low can be like a rollercoaster. it does at times feel like my body is telling me to do one thing... and, my mind, my heart

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battle. >> betty, t.j., we have seen a lot of coverage in the media the past three weeks of these protests at the town halls that lawmakers back from congress are holding in their home states and districts. there has been a lot of shouting and a lot of it is in opposition to the health care proposals backed by the president and congressional democrats. so the big question, of course, is, are these protests having an impact on most americans? an nbc news poll out this weekend say 6 in 10 say the protests haven't changed their mind, one in 6 say it makes them more favorable. another new poll by abc news and "the washington post" indicates that the country is split over whether the protests are appropriate. look at this, 51% say that the protests are appropriate, 45% say they are inappropriate. well, one thing is for sure. we have two weeks left of this congressional success. we'll probably see more

protests. we'll probably see more polls as well. we'll monitor all of this as we gauge the public's opinion on health care reform. betty? t.j.? >> paul, you know, emotions are running high at town hall meetings nationwide. we have all seen the video. today we are live with health care town hall meetings. we'll show you the best of. get the questions and answers on town hall raw today 2:00 p.m. eastern on cnn. i'm going to roll some video for you now. we're going to do this and the video speaks for itself. take a look at that picture there. you know what? it tells the story, really, the details behind this at a football game of all things, coming up.

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very serious business, of course, until you get chris rock involved. then what you get is a documentary, a comedy but it looks a bit like a documentary. this was my assignment when i met up with chris not long ago and one of the starts of his new movie. >> what's your definition of good hair? >> something relaxed and nice. >> if your hair is relaxed, white people is relaxed. if your hair is nappy, they're not happy. >> you all just tell me, why would you all define good hair? not the movie, actual hair. what is good hair? >> all hair is good. >> there you go. >> all hair is good. you've got good hair. she's got good hair. >> as long as it' behaving -- >> as long as it's not attacking you. it's not slashing hair. >> some people need work to get it to behave. would you agree with that? >> anything good takes work. >> yeah. takes a little work.

>> products. >> little lc. >> how much work for both of you and tlc does this work? or this take? >> this takes a lot less tlc than this. >> this actually took this morning 20 minutes? >> that's not bad. >> 20 minutes but 20 minutes with engineers and architects. >> reporter: just yesterday my daughters came into the house and said, daddy, how come i don't have good hair? i wonder how she came up with that idea. >> within the black community, if you have good hair, you're prettier or better than -- the lighter, the brighter the better. >> there's so many that straighten their hair. >> look at my ring. still there. >> black hair is a big issue. what's more beautiful, straight hair or curly, kinky hair? it's been a huge issue within the community and i think if you

look at sort of the journey of black women and their hair, we've tried to assimilate to the images of white women where the hair has been straighter or blonde or lighter. and this is a great film simply because it creates awareness. it's really a conversational piece, this film, and your hair. but ultimately if you're okay with who you are on the inside and you're okay with sort of your own spiritual sense of self, then it really doesn't matter what your hair is doing. that's why it could look crazy and it's still good hair. >> has anybody ever tried to steal your hair? >> no. >> if you see black women, just run the other way. my daughters, i just wanted to -- i wanted this document to exist. you know what i mean? there hasn't been a movie about black women's hair. and it's such a rich, rich, rich topic that can be used educationally and comedically. when i say kmed ickally, i'm not making fun of black women in this movie at all.

i'm not judging anybody for doing anything to their hair. i'm -- there's lots of movies with me with the jheri curl. that exists. lots. there's a few. >> and that was by choice, by the way. jheri curl was a choice. >> pookie has a jheri curl in "new jack city". >> tell us you how dangerous a relaxer is. >> it will burn through your skin. >> that can't be good. >> what do you tell your daughters? that was kind of part of the reason behind the movie. you had an incident, one of them saw another girl's hair and thought it was -- >> my daughter was raving too much about her friend's hair. it was like when my wife raves about somebody else's house. you want somebody else's house? your hair is addicted to relaxers? >> i'm on the creamy crack. >> creamy crack. >> what's in your hair now? >> this is a weave. two pieces here. you know, like extensions. like that. >> you know, at the end of the

day, it's fashion in a sense, you know. it's an accessory. and you know if you're changing it because it's an accessory, it's great. if you're changing it because you want to be somebody else, then there's a problem there. >> reporter: the black hair business is a $9 billion business. >> it will run you $5,000. >> i have a layaway plan. >> so you can layaway the wig. >> that's right. >> have you ever put your hand through a black woman's hair? >> no, not a black woman! >> do not touch my weave. >> does your wife let you touch her hair? >> i don't let her touch mine, that's the question. >> good response. >> he has famous hair. >> yes, he does. >> it's nice hair. >> it's good hair. he has a great story about why he started first wearing that hairstyle. it goes back to when he was good friends with james brown. they went to the white house. he tells the whole story.

"good hair" comes out in october. chris rock tells everybody it's a comedy. it's really eye opening and enlightening and educational because i grew up and have been around black women all my life. i learned so much about hair. >> oh, i imagine. >> creamy crack. >> i am familiar with the weaves because it's not just a black woman thing. the white women all over wear weaves. this is a weave right now. i'm kidding. >> take it off. she's not kidding. >> it is not. i promise it's not coming out. >> betty, it's okay. >> but i do have clip-ones i'll wear to do the hair extensions. it's fun. it's a good time. we like our hair. >> that has scared me before when she takes it off. >> especially when you wear it, right? >> see how hair gets people going. i'm sure we'll hear from twitter and facebook here n any second. we'll be right back. l she is. yes, you are. i know exactly what you love, don't i? - [ barks ] - mmm. aromas like rotisserie chicken. and filet mignon.

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well, today begins ramadan, the holy month in the islam world. millions of muslims, this is their most important religious period. >> it's a key part of the ramadan, that key part is fasting during daylight hours. arwa damon has more on that. >> reporter: hi, betty, t.j. ramadan is the ninth month of the islamic lunar calendar, a time where muslims throughout the entire world fast from sunrise to sunset, abstaining from food, drink, smoking and

other physical needs. it is meant to be a time of purification of the soul, a time for muslims to feel closer to god, a time of sacrifice. it is also meant to be a time of giving. for example, if a person is ill or traveling or unable to fast, they're encouraged to give money and food to the poor. now, during this time period, there are also a number of very special traditions, meals that are prepared to break one's fast. you will also see families getting together before sunrise to have a final meal before they have to fast for the rest of the day. it is also very much one of the five pillars of islam. and while this is very much intended to be a time of peace where one not only abstains from food and drink but also from all sorts of negative emotions, muslims are meant to try to control things like anger, envy, bad thoughts about other people.

unfortunately, over the last few years in places like here in iraq, it has also become a period of increased violence because the fundamentalist extremist ideals believe that carrying out attacks, suicide attacks, at a time like this give them even more credibility in the eyes of god when in fact it is quite the opposite. back to you in the studio. president obama is offering his greeting to muslims around the world on this holiday. >> on behalf of the american people, including muslim communities in all 50 states, i want to extend best wishes to muslims in america and around the world. ramadan curry. >> as you heard there, ramadan curing, that is how muslims greet each other during the the month. back to the weather, hurricane bill skirting past bermuda. reynolds wolf will be up in the next few minutes to tell us how the east coast is going to feel

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hello again from the cnn center in atlanta, georgia, for saturday, august 22nd, i'm t.j. holmes. >> good morning, i'm betty nguyen. thanks so much for starting your day with us. so the president may be on vacation, but his message is definitely not. this morning's weekly address hits hard on what he calls myths about his health care reform proposal. >> a lot of high praise for the president on his $8,000 home buyer tax credit program. that's about to go away.

or is it? another option being considered for home buyers. >> and this is such a topic today. we want you to weigh in. we're taking a look at the most annoying people on facebook. you know who you are, people with too much information like i'm about to take a shower, i'm bored. who cares? >> dang, betty. >> i'm sure you get lots of those, too, right? before we get to all of that, we want to get you a look at our top stories of the day. >> we'll get back to you on that, betty. this morning a riot at the a medium-security facility in kentucky appears to be under control according to officials. inmates reportedly set fire to buildings and shattered windows. this happened yesterday evening. officials say this was started by inmates, again. prison guards had to use tear gas on hundreds of inmates to finally regain control early this morning. lieutenant david jude of the kentucky state police with the update for us. >> being motivated by the fact

that we are saying that the facility is secured, that would tell me that they do have things under control and some of that stuff has calmed down. so is it possible there's stuff going on? it is possible, but i do feel confident telling you that if it's secure we feel reasonable to say that everything has calmed down. >> this is a story that broke overnight, happening overnight, developed overnight. we'll continue to follow that and bring you the latest details. got a live report coming up. also a foreign bank will take over the latest u.s. bank to fail. this is the first time we've seen that happen. bbva compass based out of spain has agreed to purchase guaranty bank after federal officials shut it down yesterday. the failure of guaranty bank is one of the largest we have seen so far this year. take a look at this picture. this is a crowd gathered to watch a high school football practice in ohio. and this is what they saw. somebody got a picture. a small plane crashed just behind the school gym in plain view of everybody who was

outside at that football practice. ohio police confirmed two people on board that plane died. the pictures captured the plane nosediving before it hit the ground. some witnesses said it took off from a nearby airport. well, hurricane bill not forecast to hit the u.s. mainland, but still having a big effect on boaters and beachgoers. this is one of the last weekends to get out in the sun before the kids go back to school. >> you're right. >> not a great weekend on the eastern seaboard. >> exactly. this weekend and next weekend, then what is it, after that everybody goes back to school pretty much? >> yeah. that time of year. >> sorry, kids. i'm sure there's a few parents smiling. >> we're talking about dangerous rip currents. >> right. the amazing thing about it is you often associate hurricanes and tropical systems with that with awful skies and rain. you could be 1,000 miles away from the storm and still deal with rip currents, as far south

as florida and as far north as maine. if you're in doubt, don't get in the water this weekend. >> this is hamilton, bermuda, actually. >> you're correct, the place famous for the pink coral beaches. you're not going to see much of that today or tomorrow. they're getting waves coming in at times betty some of the waves exceeding 30 feet. it's going to be a rough time. >> great for surfers. >> it is great for sufbers, if you know how to surf. >> if you know what you're doing. >> exactly. even for experienced swimmers it can be very scary. certainly be careful. we're going to give everyone an idea of where the storm is, how strong it is, where it's headed, what we can anticipate in days to come. look at that being the breakers coming through, just tremendous things lashing that coastline. it does appear bermuda will be in the rear view mirror for this storm. a lot of open water ahead and with that water temperatures that will get warmer and very little sheer for the storm. let's go from the video right back to the scene. we'll give you a good shot of

the storm. from high above, take a look, infrared satellite imagery for you. winds currently at 105 miles per hour, gusting to 125. the storm has just gone through an eye wall replacement cycle. i'll tell you something else, the eye, looks like almost there's two eyes, one of them about 48 miles across. gives you an idea of just how expanse these things are. from our vantage point, looks small. trust me it is a big deal. we're going to see the potential for this storm to actually gain some strength. right ahead of the path, though we're forecasting a category 2 storm, it could easily bump up with winds stronger, becoming a major hurricane again. the reason for that is because it's about to move into an area with very warm water, which water temperatures are about 80 and above, you're going to have the chance this storm to regain power. also, minimal shear, very weak winds aloft, which could possibly rip the storm apart. as we get into saturday, sunday, it appears the storm will remain offshore, great news for people in the u.s.

as we make the way up to the canadian maritimes being expected to veer to the northeast but you moving into cooler water and then interact with sheer aloft. the shear and cooler water will cause the storm to weaken. after 2:00 a.m. monday, back out to the open water. another big thing in our favor is actually rough weather in the northeast. seems odd, doesn't it? you would never think that with storms that wouldn't be really a good thing n. this case it is. we have a line of storms some of these fairly intense this morning rolling through parts of new england. it's going to be right along this frontal boundary veering its way off to the east that's actually going to be kind of a buffer zone, actually push that storm, we're talking about bill, out to sea and away from harm's way. although the storm not expected to make contact with the u.s., all along the eastern seaboard you'll deal with potential rip currents. something you need to watch out for. we'll be talking about that throughout the morning. back to both of you. >> a lot to watch out for. thank you. on that weather topic, that i-report out of bermuda from a

15-year-old taking these pictures for us, we appreciate this i-report. her family was boarding up. somebody there giving us just an idea what's happening there. we do appreciate that. of course, reynolds will continue to follow the weather situation up and down the east coast with hurricane bill. back now to the story we told you about developing overnight. a prison riot in kentucky, now the guards have regained control. they're trying to figure out what started this whole thing in the first place and also what to do with these prisoners. jessica moore with wlex is outside the prison. they've got to figure out something to do with these prisoners because that is a lot of damage that was done to that place. >> reporter: t.j., you said it exactly right. this fire destroyed so much of this property here that now they have the task at hand of moving 1200 inmates by bus load to

other facilities around the state. let's look at new video we just in. these are the buses full of inmates leaving the property here at the north point training center, taking about 40 or 50 at a time off of the property. let's take you back, when this whole ordeal began, officials say the riot started about 6:30 yesterday evening. the prison had been on lockdown since tuesday when a fight broke out between inmates here. yesterday evening the warden propertiedly told prisoners they'd have to continue being supervised instead of roaming the grountds freely as they're accustomed to doing. officials say that's when the inmates started setting fires around the property, breaking windows and running amok all over the site. by 7:00, 1229 inmates and 34 staff members found themselves trapped inside the facility for more than seven hours. officers used tear gas to try to convince the inmates to surrender and break up packs of rioters. we're also told that several of the inmates were with taken to local hospitals with minor injuries. the good news is all of the inmates are accounted for. there was speculation at one

point that some of them may have escaped during the the entire ordeal. there was so much chaos. every single inmate has been accounted for. also, we're told that not one staff member or guard suffered any injuries during this entire ordeal. as you said, t.j., the big task at hand now is what to did with the inmates. the fire destroyed the medical building, the cafeteria, kitchen and rec room. officials have decided that this property is no longer fit for these inmates and they are taking them 40 and 50 at a time bus loads of them as you just saw to other facilities around the state. >> all right. jessica moore for us on the scene. they are still try figure out what happened and what to do with the prisoners. appreciate it. thank you so much. so he's on vacation, yes. but the president is still pushing his health care reform message. >> yes. you have to. you can't take a break from that, of course. we'll get into that. also, a pretty popular home buyer tax credit program is on the way out unless congress steps in.

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well, in three months the president's $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers will expire. or will it? we're hearing some chatter out there that maybe an extension is in the works. that's not the only money out there either. our housing expert clyde anderson with information that could add up to about $10,000 for you. you may want to it listen to clyde this morning. let's talk about the 8,000. popular? people took advantage of it. >> right. >> you have to close at this

point by december 1st. if nothing is done. >> yes. >> is something going to get done? >> speculation. they're talking about it. it definitely has been a huge boost to the economy. i think it would be great if they continue it. but no word has been temmed if actually going to. >> this thing is real popular. do any of these things hurt? so many people buying up, they're expecting cheap homes. a lot of people are waiting by. this thing expires, people will say, i can't get that tax credit so -- people should get to the point they expect so much now to be helped out. >> right. >> they expect low prices as well. >> right. it's been a huge boost to the economy. the housing market is such a huge piece. people are coming to expect it, but in december you see a slowdown or november. i don't think you'll see the slowdown as people will try to get in there and get that credit before it expires if it does. >> if it does, they have other options. there's $2,000 people can still get. this one will not expire. >> exactly. this is a mortgage credit

certificate. with that you get up to 2,0$2,0 in tax breaks. it's huge. buying a home you get a tax break. this is even bigger, $2,000 a year. >> how do you get this? is everybody up for this thing? you know, there's got to be fine print. you have to be a first-time home buyer and that really means anyone who hasn't owned a home in the last three years is considered a first-time home buyer. >> really? >> yes. if you haven't owned in the last three years, you are again a first-time home buyer. the other piece is the income limit. each state or local housing authority will set the income limit. it can range $50 thoushg to $75,000 and even more to determine if you can qualify for the credit. >> so you need to check that out obviously. i guess can -- there are no downsides to this credit. >> there's downsides to everything. >> there's a downside to getting two grand? >> it depends on how you look at it. one of the things if you're looking at the cons, you have to look at the fact that it's for

new loans only. so you can't refi. you have to get a new loan. that means that if you refinance anytime when you have this loan also it cancels it all out. >> really? >> so you can't get the credit every year if you refinance the loan. >> things you have to keep in mine. >> definitely. >> the obvious upsides. >> right. $2,000 is great. you definitely have the pros. $2,000 is great. everybody wants to get the tax credit. everybody wants to benefit. everybody wants to be able to have that additional money, that boost that you were talking about. it's key right now. >> when will we hear? you said right now we're just hearing chatter, some talk about extending the $8,000 tax credit. >> right. >> how much movement are we seeing any kind of swell of activity going in that direction, momentum at all? >> i think you're going to see more of a push as we get closer to the date. right now there's been speculation. people are talking about it. that's the buzz. but i think when we look back and see the benefits that it's had on this year, that's going to happen make the decision for

next year, if we'll continue it. >> in the meantime, folks, if they don't extend it, get on it while you can. the deadline to close, december 1st. get on it. clyde, my man, good to see you. >> always, my pleasure. >> betty. well, august is possibly a make or break month for health care reform. with less than ten days before the month ends, it doesn't look like republicans are on board. they picked apart the president's reform proposal in their weekly address today. here is what representative tom price from georgia said this morning. >> as opposition to the democrats' government-run plan is mounting, the president has said he'd like to stamp p out the some of the disinformation floating around. the problem is the president himself plays fast and loose with the facts. so as someone who's taken care of patients, i'd like to take a moment to clear up a couple of the president's worst offenses. on the stump, the president regularly tells americans that if you like your plan you can

keep your plan. but if you read the bill, that just isn't so. for starters, within five years every health care plan will have to meet a new federal definition for coverage. one that your current plan might not match even if you like it. what's more, experts agree that under the house bill millions of americans will be forced off of their personal private coverage and shuffled on to the government plan. now, the president has also said that he thinks government should compete with your current health care plan. but we with aall know that when government is setting the rulgs and it's backed by tax dollars, it will destroy, not compete, with the private sector. the reality is whether or not you get to keep your plan or your doctor is very much in question under the president's proposal. >> now, before coming to congress, representative price was a physician for more than 20 years. having the government compete with insurance companies is a big part of the president's

plan. but you just heard what the republicans think about that. this morning the president tried to set the record straight in his weekly address to the nation. >> we'll prohibit insurance companies from denying coverage because of a person's medical history. they will not be able to drop your coverage if you get sick. they will not be able to water down your coverage when you need it most. they will no longer be able to place a cap on the amount of coverage you can receive in a given year or a lifetime. we'll place a limit on how much you can be charged for out of pocket expenses because no one in america should go broke because they get sick. and we will require insurance companies to cover routine checkups and preventive care like mammograms and colonoscopies. there's no reason we shouldn't be catching diseases like breast cancer and colon cancer on the front end. it saves lives, makes sense and will save money over the long run. taken together, the reforms we're seeking will help bring down skyrocketing costs which

will mean real savings for families, businesses, and government. we know what a flew to act would bring, more of the same. more of the same exploding costs, more of the same diminished coverage. if we fail to act, the crisis will grow. more families will go without coverage. more businesses will be forced to drop or water down their plans. >> the president and the first lady are spending the day at camp david and they will be at martha's vineyard tomorrow. so stay tuned to "cnn saturday morning." at 9:00 we have a half hour dedicated to the health care debate. the truth squad will be answering some questions this morning at 9:00 eastern. you don't want to miss it. we're friends, right? >> right. so far. you can say the same for me. >> we're talking about facebook friends now. >> that, too. >> who are annoying. there is a list of these types of people who are annoying.

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love dave matthews. we had a little extended version there with "so much to say." perfect song. know why? because when you join facebook, you do it to keep in touch with friends. but some people feel the need to bomba bomba bombard you with every detail of their daily lives. >> some have too much to say. >> yes. over and over again. >> we're hoping to change all that. we're trying to name the most

annoying types -- >> we're going to change th. >> yes, we are. by exposing these people. if you're one, maybe you can change some of your ways. i don't mind you annoying, thou though. >> it's like a public service, isn't it? >> it is, yes. this is a public service announcement. >> maybe there's a way people can take this story from cnn.com about annoying facebookers and get it to their friends driving them crazy. you can take a quiz and find out if you're one of these people, which is a good idea. you can't miss the story at cnn.com. it asks you things like, do you constantly talk about what you ate for breakfast, lunch, et cetera? just click on it, you'll find out if you're annoying. we have fun pictures to represent these things. first of all, the detailer. the people who feel the need to tell you everything they ate. seriously, you know who you are probably. this is the chronic inviter. if you every day are sening messages to people that you've

got the to support my latest cause or sign my petition or those weird games that i never understand, betty, t.j., do you get these, too? >> yes. especially mafia wars, you've got the to get this gun or helmet. i don't even know what that is. >> i get this one like someone just shot you with a water gun or something. what are they talking about? >> i don't know. i just hit "ignore." is that bad? >> no. i do it, too. >> i'm total lly exposing it al aren't i? i'll have no friends after this is over. >> the town crier. this is a good example. there was this rumor going on that jeff gold blum had fallen off a cliff. it was so not true, but after a million people had facebooked it before finding out if it was true. don't be the town crier. the tmi-er. stop with the too much information. going to the bathroom is a good example. the can't speller. this doesn't drive me that crazy. if you take a look at that, that

is listed from an actual tweet that one of our writers got. people who don't really look at what they're writing. you have to reed it a few times before you quite understand what they're talking about. the can't speller. you know being folks, if this is driving you crazy -- there's one more. forgot about this. do you guys get this, the obscurist? you have no idea what they're talking about. >> or the debbie downers. people that have nothing but negative things to say. >> there th's that, too. just making everybody depressed. >> everybody will be afraid to write on our pages from now on. no. we want to hear from you. >> please write me. please? >> please? >> in fact, i got that open. here you go. go ahead and facebook me and tell me how annoyed you are. there it is, joshlevs@cnn. >> betty is going to write me what she had for breakfast. what we do want to hear is what's not on there that also drives you crazy on facebook. if we get good ones, we'll write a story and quote you on cnn.com. we'll share it. >> you may not want to share

your friend's name, though, when you put that example up there. >> so hard. >> thank you, josh. >> brutal. that's a brutal segment. >> om convicome on being all in fun. for those who dare, please go to t.j. and my facebook pages, also twitter sites as well, message us, let us know what you think about this. and really we give you a hard time, but we love hearing from you. >> stop. trying to make it up. >> to answer your questions, a lot of people send, do you ever really read these? >> yes. >> yes. we read every single one of them. we appreciate it. >> that's the one that gets me. i get yelled at for not responding to everybody. i'm sorry. we actually don't have anybody managing these things. we do it ourselves. we promise we read every single one of them. >> we can't respond to all of them. but we do appreciate your comments. even if they are annoying. no, i'm kidding. we're going to move on to health care, shall we? the complicated health care debate made simple. that's the goal for us this

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